William Blackwood and His Sons Their Magazine and Friends. Annals of a Publishing House. Volumes 1 and 2
by Oliphant, Mrs
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Arlington Hts, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Volumes 1 and 2. Blue cloth with gilt spine titles. Frontispiece portrait in each volume. Interiors are clean and unmarked. Solid bindings. Inscribed to "W. R. Huntington (1838-1909, rector of Grace Church, NYC, 1883-1909) from Mrs. Geo.L. Bowdoin / Christmas: / 1897.". 522 and 514 pages respectively. . Very Good+. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1897.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Plain Tales Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026530
- Title
- William Blackwood and His Sons Their Magazine and Friends. Annals of a Publishing House. Volumes 1 and 2
- Author
- Oliphant, Mrs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Books on Books
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Plain Tales Books
Check, money order or credit card (via Biblio or PayPal. Returns accepted with prior notification within ten days of receipt if not as described
About the Seller
Plain Tales Books
Biblio member since 2005
Arlington Hts, Illinois
About Plain Tales Books
Plain Tales Books was started in 1984. General used stock with areas of interest in the book arts, typography, printing, architecture, Easton Press, Franklin Library, Folio Society. Owner: Tom Zimmerman
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....